Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-16
MEmORIAL SERVICES.
An Eloquent address by Col. c. G. Brad
shaw at the Presbyterian Church.

In accordance with the announcement
made through the press of the city, memo
rial services in honor of the late Father j.
J. Upchurch, founder Of the order Of the A.
O. U. w. were held in the Presbyterian
church last evening. The church was filled
to it's fullest capacity, and in stereotyped
phrase "standins eom was alta discount"
DR.. L. E. Holmes. who was master of
ceremonies-,f the term be admis-
sible - opened the ceremonies by
requesting the audience to sing the
familiar and. by the way.
the sweetest hymn ever set to music,
Nearer My God to. Thee" Mrs. ]. b. Ven
able presiding at the organ. After the
singing the Rev. Mr.. Hanna, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church, read the latter part
oil the 25th chapter Of Matthew, commenc-
ing at the 31st verse, and offered a most
eloquent prayer, in which he asked the
blessing Of God upon the good work OF the
order whose founder the meeting was
called to honor.
DR.. Holmes then stated the object of the
meeting, and made a most happy speech,
in which he invited tn. vast au-
dience to "fall to" and en-
Joy the Intellectual treat in
store for it in the address
to be made by Col. G. G. Bradshaw. Be-
fore this ''feast OF reason and flow of soul'
should be partaken OF, herequested the au-
deuce to sing that song familiar to every
home circle. "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
which the vast congregation heartily Joined
in. After which DR.. Holmes introduced the
orator of the occasion. Col. c. G. Brad
shaw.
It is not in the province of The MINER
reporter to paint the flow ers of June. or
spread upon the canvas the colors and
hues of the rainbow, o will he
to follow the eagle
in it's upward fight. and
lace the midday sun in all it's brightness.
but this he would have to do if he followed
the eloquent speaker in all his word paint
ing and fights OF imagery. The Colonel
his admirable address by say
ing: "Some men are born mean. some men
are born good, and some men should not
been born at ALL" From this text, if |
t may be so termed, the Colonel, by grand
lights OF oratory, led his vast audience to
he clouds. where by SMILES and hyper.
poles he made them acquainted with
that was great and. good in
human nature and held it among
The clouds until many wondered how the
speaker could bring down his
to the level of his subject, without
Measuring the wide gap between the really
and the s%upremely practical. But
,e did itsuperbly-artistically is the better
all were face to face with Father
Jpchurch and his glorious work. Here
gain the eloquent speaker was at home.
He spoke Of the benefits OF the order, 1.-THE
music to many swept by the fingers Of
The grief it had disipated, the
ZONES it had comforted, the wants
had supplied, the Offices it
ad filled as a friend, the
resides it had cheered, the tears in had
ried and the widows and orphans it had
from want. It was a grand order,
eplete with noble works and kindly deeds,
the world better and happier, for
II OF which it's founder. Father Upchurch,
and commanded the gratitude of
thousands of it's ben. ficiaries.
1t woult be a pleasure to The MINER to
We a full synopsis of the Colonel's most
.mirable address, bu in the brief space
us it ie impossible. Suffice it to
~ it was a brilliant effort and stamped
olonel Bradshaw as the foremost orator
mong the orators of Montana. =,